Which of the following is a growth movement and which is not ?(a) folding up of leaves of sensitive plant on touching with hand.(b) folding up of petals of dandelion flower when light fades.
None of the following conditions are growth movements. They fall under the category of nastic movements.
(a) Thigmonastic movement- folding up of leaves of sensitive plant on touching with hand.
(b) Photonastic movement- folding up of petals of dandelion flower when light fades.
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